Project description:Multiple Myeloma (MM) is a neoplasm of plasma cells originating in the bone marrow and is the second most common blood cancer in the United States. One challenge in understanding the pathogenesis of Multiple Myeloma (MM) and improving treatment is a lack of immunocompetent mouse models. We previously developed the IL6Myc mouse that generates plasmacytomas at 100% frequency that phenotypically resemble aggressive MM. Using comprehensive genomic analysis, we found that the RNA expression patterns between tumors were somewhat heterogenous, but nonetheless resembled MMSET (multiple myeloma SET domain), an aggressive form of human myeloma with poor prognosis. Cell lines derived from the mouse tumors expressed cell-surface markers typical of MM, but also expressed BAFF-R, which is infrequently found in human MM. The cell lines also had heterogeneous responses to chemotherapeutic drugs typically used to treat human MM. Interestingly IL6Myc tumors accumulated variants in genes like those seen in human MM, as well as recurrent Ig translocations, a common characteristic of human MM. These data indicate that the IL6Myc model is a useful model for aggressive MM that can be used to develop treatment and understand how early myc expression influences disease etiology.
2023-12-06 | GSE220827 | GEO
Project description:WES of murine syngeneic models
Project description:Blood samples from patients with myeloid malignancies were analyzed using whole exome sequencing (WES). Data set from genotyping by microarray of the same samples has been deposited in ArrayExpress under accession number E-MTAB-1845 (https://www.ebi.ac.uk/arrayexpress/experiments/E-MTAB-1845/).
Project description:The purpose of this study is to identify transcriptional, mutational, andepigenetic differences between LN metastases from primary tumors. Using in vivo serial passaging of the minimally metastatic syngeneic murine melanoma cell line B16-F0, we have generated nearly 300 unique cell lines spanning nine generations of in vivo passaging, derived from LNs, and exhibiting varying degrees of metastatic potential to LNs. Here, we perform mRNAseq on 30 of the lines representing a range of anatomical locations (distinct LNs), generations, and phylogenetic lineages. The subsequent differential expression analysis reveals a marked upregulation of immune-related genes. Additionally, we perform WES to identify differences in particular mutations, total mutational burden, and predicted neoantigen burden. Additionally, we perform ATAC-seq to assess changes in chromatin accessibility hat correlate with LN metastasis. We also perform scRNA-seq on dissociated LNs from mice with and without LN metastases.
Project description:WES was used to analyze the mutational landscape of KPC and Panc02, two murine pancreatic cancer cell lines. As expected, a relatively low mutational burden was identified in KPC cells.
Project description:Germline, mono-allelic mutations in RUNX1 cause familial platelet disorder (RUNX1-FPD) that evolves into myeloid malignancy (FPD-MM): MDS or AML. FPD-MM commonly harbors co-mutations in the second RUNX1 allele and/or other epigenetic regulators. Here we utilized patient-derived (PD) FPD-MM cells and established the first FPD-MM AML cell line (GMR-AML1). GMR-AML1 cells exhibited active super-enhancers of MYB, MYC, BCL2 and CDK6, augmented expressions of c-Myc, c-Myb, EVI1 and PLK1 and surface markers of AML stem cells. In longitudinally studied bone marrow cells from a patient at FPD-MM vs RUNX1-FPD state, we confirmed increased chromatin accessibility and mRNA expressions of MYB, MECOM and BCL2 in FPD-MM cells. GMR-AML1 and PD FPD-MM cells were sensitive to homoharringtonine (HHT or omacetaxine) or mebendazole-induced lethality, associated with repression of c-Myc, EVI1, PLK1, CDK6 and MCL1. Co-treatment with MB and the PLK1 inhibitor volasertib exerted synergistic in vitro lethality in GMR-AML1 cells. In luciferase-expressing GMR-AML1 xenograft model, MB, omacetaxine or volasertib monotherapy, or co-treatment with MB and volasertib, significantly reduced AML burden and improved survival in the immune-depleted mice. These findings highlight the molecular features of FPD-MM progression and demonstrate HHT, MB and/or volasertib as effective agents against cellular models of FPD-MM.
Project description:Germline, mono-allelic mutations in RUNX1 cause familial platelet disorder (RUNX1-FPD) that evolves into myeloid malignancy (FPD-MM): MDS or AML. FPD-MM commonly harbors co-mutations in the second RUNX1 allele and/or other epigenetic regulators. Here we utilized patient-derived (PD) FPD-MM cells and established the first FPD-MM AML cell line (GMR-AML1). GMR-AML1 cells exhibited active super-enhancers of MYB, MYC, BCL2 and CDK6, augmented expressions of c-Myc, c-Myb, EVI1 and PLK1 and surface markers of AML stem cells. In longitudinally studied bone marrow cells from a patient at FPD-MM vs RUNX1-FPD state, we confirmed increased chromatin accessibility and mRNA expressions of MYB, MECOM and BCL2 in FPD-MM cells. GMR-AML1 and PD FPD-MM cells were sensitive to homoharringtonine (HHT or omacetaxine) or mebendazole-induced lethality, associated with repression of c-Myc, EVI1, PLK1, CDK6 and MCL1. Co-treatment with MB and the PLK1 inhibitor volasertib exerted synergistic in vitro lethality in GMR-AML1 cells. In luciferase-expressing GMR-AML1 xenograft model, MB, omacetaxine or volasertib monotherapy, or co-treatment with MB and volasertib, significantly reduced AML burden and improved survival in the immune-depleted mice. These findings highlight the molecular features of FPD-MM progression and demonstrate HHT, MB and/or volasertib as effective agents against cellular models of FPD-MM.